knijpen

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch knipen, from Old Dutch *knīpen, from Proto-West Germanic *knīpan, from Proto-Germanic *knīpaną. Likely related to nijpen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɛi̯.pə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: knij‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Verb[edit]

knijpen

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to pinch, to squeeze

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of knijpen (strong class 1)
infinitive knijpen
past singular kneep
past participle geknepen
infinitive knijpen
gerund knijpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular knijp kneep
2nd person sing. (jij) knijpt kneep
2nd person sing. (u) knijpt kneep
2nd person sing. (gij) knijpt kneept
3rd person singular knijpt kneep
plural knijpen knepen
subjunctive sing.1 knijpe knepe
subjunctive plur.1 knijpen knepen
imperative sing. knijp
imperative plur.1 knijpt
participles knijpend geknepen
1) Archaic.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Papiamentu: kinipí, kènèp